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/*
* Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
*
import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.utils.Status;
/**
- * Interface for installing/removing flows on a network node
- *
- *
- *
+ * Interface that defines the methods available to the functional modules above
+ * SAL for installing/modifying/removing flows on a network node
*/
public interface IFlowProgrammerService {
/**
- * Add a flow to the network node
- *
+ * Synchronously add a flow to the network node
+ *
* @param node
* @param flow
*/
Status addFlow(Node node, Flow flow);
/**
- * Modify existing flow on the switch
- *
+ * Synchronously modify existing flow on the switch
+ *
* @param node
* @param flow
*/
- Status modifyFlow(Node node, Flow oldflow, Flow newFlow);
+ Status modifyFlow(Node node, Flow oldFlow, Flow newFlow);
/**
- * Remove the flow from the network node
+ * Synchronously remove the flow from the network node
+ *
* @param node
* @param flow
*/
Status removeFlow(Node node, Flow flow);
+ /**
+ * Asynchronously add a flow to the network node
+ *
+ * @param node
+ * @param flow
+ */
+ Status addFlowAsync(Node node, Flow flow);
+
+ /**
+ * Asynchronously modify existing flow on the switch
+ *
+ * @param node
+ * @param flow
+ */
+ Status modifyFlowAsync(Node node, Flow oldFlow, Flow newFlow);
+
+ /**
+ * Asynchronously remove the flow from the network node
+ *
+ * @param node
+ * @param flow
+ */
+ Status removeFlowAsync(Node node, Flow flow);
+
/**
* Remove all flows present on the network node
+ *
* @param node
*/
Status removeAllFlows(Node node);
+
+ /**
+ * Send synchronous Barrier message
+ *
+ * @param node
+ */
+ Status sendBarrierMessage(Node node);
}